…Nigeria’s ambition of building a trillion-dollar economy. Also speaking, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Mohammed Dandutse, urged Nigerian youths to take advantage of the programme to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and technical proficiency. Dandutse pledged the c…

…ambassadors, including Ikpeazu, to 65 countries. It will be recalled that the Nigerian Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December. The current Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, had congratulated his predecessor over the appointment and described it as an opportunity for Ikpeazu to serve the country at the d…

…are among the major stories making the headlines now 1. 2027: INEC final list sets off Senate race The Independent National Electoral Commission’s release of the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections has intensified the battle for the 109 senatorial seats across the country. With the publication of th…

…at least 60 days before the election. The post INEC lists 1,303 candidates for 109 Senate seats, 3,560 others for 360 Reps seats appeared first on Tribune Online.

…Congress (ADC). Yero, who previously governed the state, is seeking election to the Senate.In Kaduna Central, former Senator Shehu Sani of the APC is challenging incumbent Senator Lawal Adamu Usman of the ADC. Shehu Sani previously represented Kaduna Central in the Senate, while Lawal Adamu Usman is seeking to retain h…

A former Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Shehu Buba, is again facing allegations of supporting banditry as he struggles to clear his name. Findings by Saturday PUNCH showed that Buba, who represents Bauchi South Senatorial District in the Senate, has since 2024 faced allegations…

…to public service, his eight-year tenure as governor of Borno State, his time in the Senate and his emergence as Nigeria’s Vice President in 2023. He said, “There are birthdays that are marked with celebration, and there are birthdays that invite reflection. The 60th birthday of Vice President Kashim Shettima belongs t…

…from the Order Paper, which alleged that the DSS was involved in moves to impeach the Senate President. We clarified the facts and requested a retraction. Where there is a refusal, we seek redress through the courts, not arrests. That is the same approach we adopted in cases involving SERAP and Sahara Reporters. So whe…

A Facebook page shared an 18-second video claiming Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced his resignation from the APCThe clip attracted widespread reactions online, with some users questioning whether the footage was authentic or AI-generatedFact-checkers at DUBAWA traced the video to a longer clip that told a ve…

…of President Bola Tinubu, as well as the election of the APC candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and the Oyo State House of Assembly. “The committee particularly commends the aspirants for placing the overall interest of the party above individual interests and for demonstrating a willingness to work co…

…role in the political negotiations that preceded the emergence of Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Adeleke said he had assured President Tinubu during the period that lawmakers from Osun would support the President’s preferred candidates, despite indica…

…to discharge the functions of his office can transmit a written declaration to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, enabling the vice president to perform the functions of the office in an acting capacity.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The i…

…programme’s active period. Photo Alleged N81 billion debt unresolvedIn July 2025, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin stepped in to broker talks between federal government officials, aggrieved beneficiaries, and their legal representative, Abba Hikima. The N-Power beneficiaries had threatened legal action over an alle…

…in March 2020, while serving as senator representing Kaduna Central and chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Senator Uba Sani played a leading role in the 9th Senate’s approval of the $350 million World Bank loan for Kaduna State, after the 8th Senate had rejected it. The PDP chairman claimed that Uba Sani had…

…Rochas OkorochaSenator Rochas Okorocha represented Imo West in the Nigerian Senate and previously served two terms as Governor of Imo State from 2011 to 2019. He is one of the more prominent APC figures from the South-East geopolitical zone and has remained active in federal legislative politics.His governorship was ma…

Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau joined over 500 Islamic scholars at a national JIBWIS symposium held in Jos, Plateau StateThe gathering brought together governors from Kano, Sokoto, Yobe and Jigawa States alongside other senior federal officialsJIBWIS also pledged support for any position taken by its Ulama'u Coun…

…your presidency or they'll continue to mess you up- Ndume tells President Tinubu Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged President Tinubu to weed out what he described as "kakistrocrats" dominating his presidency. A kakistocracy is a system of government run by the worst, least competent, or most corrupt citizens. I…

…Empowerment Programme, scholarships and other interventions. The senator, who chairs the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, also disclosed that he was appointed chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the Electoral Act and serves on the Constitutional Review Committee. Reacting to…

…bare the consequences of the unaddressed issues. Hope simmered in July 2021 after the Senate, under the 9th Assembly, passed the “National Electoral Offences Bill 2021” as part of efforts for a broader electoral reform. The bill, which was sponsored in 2019 by a Senator who represented Borno North, Abubakar Kyari, prov…

…held with those who contested the primaries for the Bauchi State House of Assembly and Senate, as well as other stakeholders who contested the governorship primary. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that all groups are given an opportunity to participate, their views are heard, and available political structures are…

…questioned the composition of the conference’s speakers, expressing disappointment that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, were not invited to speak at the event. He argued that th…

…Kingibe publicly accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of securing loans without seeking Senate authorisationKingibe also revealed that an ad hoc committee set up to probe Wike's demolitions never once held a meetingThe senator alleged that the Senate has consistently shielded Wike from scrutiny on FCT-related issuesPAY ATT…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that ‘the chaff will be separated from the grain’ in the 2027 election. Akpabio insisted that President Bola Tinubu will be reelected in 2027 because he thinks outside the box. The Senate President spoke at his hometown in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The leader of the Senate sai…

…Villa… Oh, okay. Today? We understand that he has had a closed-door meeting with the Senate President… Closing his door is not doing our work. I’m talking about the President showing up in places where presidents are supposed to show up. Do you count his absence as an insult, or how do you interpret it? If you were Pre…

…compassion, justice and service to humanity exemplified by the Prophet. The former Senate President urged Nigerians, particularly Muslim faithful, to use the celebration to offer prayers for the peace, unity, security and economic prosperity of the country. “Eid Maulud reminds us of the enduring values of humility, hon…